The graph shows the share of people depending on support of the working population in China from 2013 to 2023, by age group. In 2023, the child dependency ratio ranged at around 24 percent, which means that statistically approximately four people of working age had to support one child aged below 15 years.
Share of people depending on the support of the working population in China from 2013 to 2023, by age group
The dependency ratio denotes the relationship between economic dependent age groups (people who are either too old or too young to work) to those of a working age. Those who are defined as being able to work, by the source, are those between the ages of 15 and 64. The dependency ratio indicates how great a burden is placed on those of a working age by those of a non-working age. The old-age dependency rate is even higher considering the current retirement age of 60 for men, 55 for female civil servants and 50 for other female workers.
For statistical purposes, the data apply to mainland China only, not including Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.
Figures for the child dependency ratio published by the given source for years after 2009 differ from figures published by the United Nations.
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (October 15, 2024). Share of people depending on the support of the working population in China from 2013 to 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282124/china-dependency-ratio-by-age-group/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Share of people depending on the support of the working population in China from 2013 to 2023, by age group." Chart. October 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282124/china-dependency-ratio-by-age-group/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2024). Share of people depending on the support of the working population in China from 2013 to 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282124/china-dependency-ratio-by-age-group/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Share of People Depending on The Support of The Working Population in China from 2013 to 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282124/china-dependency-ratio-by-age-group/
National Bureau of Statistics of China, Share of people depending on the support of the working population in China from 2013 to 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282124/china-dependency-ratio-by-age-group/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of people depending on the support of the working population in China from 2013 to 2023, by age group [Graph], National Bureau of Statistics of China, October 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282124/china-dependency-ratio-by-age-group/
